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H. MINTZ.

HAMMOCK.

'APPLlCATlON FILED MAR. 26,1919.

1 ,308,096. Patented'July 1, 1919.

.ail-j THE COLUAfiiIA FLANOGRAPH co., WASHINGTON, D. C.

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"zen oftheUnijted "States, and Boston, in thecounty of Suffolk and State of Massachusetts, have inventedilnew and useful Improvements in Hammocks, of

mockthe end suspension member being re-' moved. l

TED TATESP YQFFICE 1 HARRY mm, on some! ivrnssacn usnrrs.

To all whom it may concern 1 Be it known that I, HARRY MINTZ, a c1t1- resident of whiclithe following is a specification.

This invention relates to hammocks and more particularly to that type commonly knownvas couch or Gloucester hammocks which, according to the usual construction,

comprise essentially a cushioned frame or seat with flexible end suspension members and'a wind shield or back extending between said end members.

The hamimocks of this type hereterore provided with which I am familiar, contain no effective provision for adjustin the position of the back to the comfort 0 the user under many of the conditions of use. Sometimes the user desires to sit upright against a straight or substantially straight back, while at others he desires to recline against the back, and adjustment of the angular relationship of the back to the seat in this essential particular is not possible where, as is commonly the case, the back is laced or otherwise secured to the end members or is adjustable only in a vertical plane.

Again under many of the commonest con-- ditions of use of this class of hammocks, as i for example where the hammock is suspended from a veranda roof or from a stand upon a lawn, terrace or the like, users often wish to seat themselves so as to face in one direction at one time and in the opposite direction at another time so as to insure privacy or for protection against the sun, or

for other reasons. If, as is commonly the case, the back is laced or otherwise secured to the end members, users must always face in a single direction and consequently it is a common practice, altogetherto dispense with a back or wind shield, the hammock to the use stated but seriously interfering with the ease and comfort of the user.

It is the principal object of this invention to provide a hammock wherein the back may be disposed at will along either sideof the seat and tilted or inclined at various angles to insure the comfort of the user.

Referring to the drawings which illustrate an embodiment of the invention- Figure 1 is an end view of a hammock A 1 is a sectiononthe line 3-3, Fig. 2-

thus adapting back u on the pivots shlp 0 said back to the seat can be adjusted seesaw ss sses. Patented Jul i, 1919. "Appeasem ntM ra 2511 9191} eal No 286,243.;

enibodyingmy inventi on, the end suspension member bemg partly broken away; Fig. 2 1s a sectlon on the'line 2 2, Fig. 1. the cushion being removed;

Figsij l and 5 are end viewsof the ham- Ais an angle iron frame or seat of usual construction comprlslng end frailsand side rails with spring fabric stretched therebe- 'tween. To: SitlCl end rails arelsecured the usual flexible. end members B provided with chains or the like for suspending the hammock from any suitable support such as the ringC. Theusual seatcushion or-mattress D rests upon the seat or frame A.

E is the back consisting of a rectangular angle iron frame having end rails e ancf side rails with spring fabric stretched therebe tween and provided with cushions c on both sides thereon.

Rigidly secured to each end rail of the frame A and at approximately the center thereof, is a lug F preferably hinged as shown (Fig. 3) to permit it to be folded down upon the rail to protect it against the likelihood of injury whenthe hammock is packed for shipment. Links G are pivotally secured to said lugs F, and links H are pivoted to the end rails c of the back frame, the free ends of said links G and H being plvotally secured at I, toform an articulated connection between the back and seat. Flexible supporting members such as the chains are secured at one end to the end rails e of the back E and are adapted to be secured at their other ends to the hammock support- 1n means.

t will be obvious that when. a user desires to move the back Efrom the position shown in full lines in Figs. 1 and 4: to the opposite side of the hammock, it is necessary merely to grasp the back and swing it upon its pivotal connection with the seat frame into the dotted line position shown in Fig. 4:. It will be equally obvious that by swinging the I, the angular relationas shown in Fig. 5 to user desires comfort.

The means the position which the and which Wlll best insure his provided for efiecting the advantages above described are very simple y and strongand can easily be assembled persons Without special mechanical skill or training, or Without the emplbyinent of special tools, and there is nothing to detract from the artistic appearance -ofthe hammock or to render it clumsy or unsight1y. In short a hammock made in accordance with my invention as above described not only retains allktheadvantages of the hammocksbf the usual construction butlis provided infadproximately;- thecenter thereof aback,- pivotal connections between said lugs andback ,and #flexible supporlting-'-means secured at one ;-end .tQfSaid bQ|ClI- and; at their opposite ends-to the hanimock supporting means in a vertical; planeapassing; through saidnlugs,

- whereby said :baclejean be; disposedi and; supported along either, side of said seat.

2. A hammock comprising a seat having end rails, a lug fasten each end rail at approximately the center thereof, links pivoted On-said -higs,ahba cle having end rails, links pivoted at one end to said end rails and at ""their opposite ends to said first named links,

whereby said back can be disposed along 'ei tlaei'side of said seat and adj ustedin angular, relationship thereto.

3. A hammock'comprlsing a seat havlng end rails, a lug .fastonleach-end .rail at up proximately thecenter thereof, links pivoted !;on,said lngs,a baclmhaving end rails, links gplVOtQdiLlfoHQ end, tosa d end ra1ls,.and at their opposite ends .to said first named links,

whereby r said back can-be disposed along either ,sidelof said. seat and adj nsted tin angular relation-ship thereto, and ,zflexible snpportingmeans secured to said back and adapted to, ;-besecuredtothe hammock supporting means.

Signed, at Boston, Massachusetts, thisth dayzoffiMmfih, 1919.

, HARRY. MINTZ.

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